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Cryptomeria japonica (L. f.) D. Don
Japanese cedar
Symbol: CRJA3
Group: Gymnosperm
Family: Taxodiaceae
Growth Habit: Tree
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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About Japanese cedar

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State Distributional Map for CRJA3
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Plant Distribution by State

Cryptomeria japonica (L. f.) D. Don

CRJA3

Louisiana
North Carolina

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Related Taxa:
Cryptomeria japonica (L. f.) D. Don

View 6 genera in Taxodiaceae, 1 species in Cryptomeria

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Classification:
Cryptomeria japonica (L. f.) D. Don

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Coniferophyta – Conifers
                Class Pinopsida –
                   Order Pinales –
                      Family Taxodiaceae – Redwood family
                         Genus Cryptomeria D. Don – Japanese cedar
                            Species Cryptomeria japonica (L. f.) D. Don – Japanese cedar

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Introduced Information:
Cryptomeria japonica (L. f.) D. Don
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Cryptomeria japonica (L. f.) D. Don

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 501832.
View species account from The Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

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